Tuesday Afternoon, Week 15

Music Department Practice Rooms

Chorong and Changsub sat side by side on the floor of the practice room studying. It was the week before exams but it was no secret that the professors loved to pile on the work a week early.

Changsub agitatedly tapped his finger on the edge of his laptop.

"Aish…" He pressed the delete key.

"I don't even know what I'm writing anymore." He sighed.

Chorong looked over and pulled out her earbuds.

"Need a break?" She asked.

"Yeah."

Changsub closed his laptop and stretched his arms.

Chorong gave him a suspicious look.

"You're not going to try that stupid stretching trick to put your arm around me are you?" She asked.

Changsub grinned sheepishly.

"How did you know?" He asked.

"I happen to know a lot about movie and drama clichés." Chorong replied.

"Ahh right." Changsub said.

Chorong smiled at him playfully.

"Well aren't you going to do it?"

"I thought you said it was stupid." Changsub laughed as he wrapped his arm around her. 

"I did…" Chorong said, leaning on his shoulder.

"But it's you so it's fine." She finished.

She handed him one of her earbuds.

"Wanna listen?" She asked.

Changsub took the earbud and inserted it into his ear.

"What's this? Rain?" He asked.

"Of course, what else would I be listening to?" Chorong said with a smile.

She closed her eyes and snuggled a little closer.

"I'm playing this song at my wedding." She said.

Changsub cocked an eyebrow.

"Your wedding?"

Chorong nodded.

 "And what if I don't approve of you fangirling over Rain at your wedding?" Changsub asked.

Chorong glared at him.

"Who said I'm marrying you?" She said teasingly.

Changsub chuckled.

"I'm kidding Rong."

He kissed the top of her head.

"I think it's really cool that you know what you want in life." He said.

"Don't you?" Chorong asked.

Changsub sighed.

"Not really. I mean I know I want to do music but I don't know how I'm going to do that. It's not like you are with acting. I don't really have a set path laid out for me."

"Hmm…I suppose you don't really seem like the idol type." Chorong said.

"With my bad skin? And all that dancing? I wouldn't last a day." Changsub replied.

Chorong thought for a moment.

"What about an indie band?" She finally said.

"An indie band?" Changsub asked.

"Yeah, like Busker Busker or Standing Egg. You could do it with Hyunsik and Eunkwang oppa." Chorong said.

"I guess we could huh…" Changsub said thoughtfully.

"You could try street busking to start and maybe Ilhoon would let you borrow his recording stuff too." Chorong continued.

Changsub shook his head in amazement.

"How does your brain do that?"

"Do what?"

"Coming up with all those ideas on the spot like it's the easiest thing in the world."

Chorong shrugged.

"I don't know, when there's something I want to do I just start thinking about all the possible ways to make it happen and it sort of just comes together in my head."

"I wish I could do that." Changsub sighed. "Thinking about the future too much stresses me out so I just don't do it much."

"I see…"

Chorong paused then continued.

"I guess planning too much isn't always a good thing though." She said.

"What do you mean?" Changsub asked.

"Well you could plan all you want but you never know when the universe might decide to take an unexpected turn and make your plans obsolete." Chorong replied.

Changsub took in her words.

"Are you talking about meeting me?" He asked.

Chorong smiled.

"It was pretty unexpected. I'll admit that." She said.

Her smile faded slightly and she toyed with the cuff of her sweater.

"It definitely wasn't part of the plan but I like it…a lot...I just don't want it to end." She said softly.

Changsub gave her a comforting squeeze.

"Hey there's still a whole spring semester ahead of us."

"I know."

"Chorongie?"

"Hmm?"

"I might not have a plan for myself but I know you're gonna make it out there, and it doesn't have to be the end of us."

Chorong sighed.

"I hope you're right." She said.

Changsub put his hand on top of Chorong's and she stopped playing with her sweater sleeve.

"What?" Chorong asked.

"You're going to stretch it." Changsub replied. 

"Oh geez." Chorong laughed. "We're talking about life and you're worried about me stretching my sleeve?"

"Yes." Changsub smiled and laced his fingers through hers.

"Because these are the things that matter now, everything else can wait."

"You're so silly Changsub-ah." Chorong said.

"But you still love me right?" Changsub asked.

"Maybe…"

Changsub pursed his lips.

"Oh come on Rong you still haven't said it yet."

Chorong blushed slightly and rolled her eyes.

"You should get back to your paper." She said.

"Please?" Changsub asked. "I'll write faster if you say it." 

"Of course you won't" Chorong laughed.

She looked at Changsub for a moment then gave him a light kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear.

"I love you."

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A/N  Because we all know Chorong is a Cloud.

Song: I Love You by Rain